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I've just switched to a college computer... They suck so bad. Terrible spec, combined with an overload of unneeded processes and services which can't be stopped unless you're an admin. The techies here are inbred.

Laptop, because I don't play any games and I don't really run many CPU intensive programs. I have no need to upgrade or customise continuously (apart from hard drives) and my Core 2 Duo is more than fast enough. I've had it for two years, I'll probably upgrade in a another couple of years.

For most non-gamers, a 3ghz P4 is probably overkill...idiots nowadays tend to go and buy a $500 brand new machine for browsing the internet.

Laptop, because I don't play any games and I don't really run many CPU intensive programs. I have no need to upgrade or customise continuously (apart from hard drives) and my Core 2 Duo is more than fast enough. I've had it for two years, I'll probably upgrade in a another couple of years.

For most non-gamers, a 3ghz P4 is probably overkill...idiots nowadays tend to go and buy a $500 brand new machine for browsing the internet.

You pretty much said it bro. I hate all that overkill, it's such as waste. People are always saying "I got the most expensive laptop in the shop!" but all they do is check emails and play farmville. Fucking annoys me :mad:

Both, why accept anything less than perfection, or at least as close to it as you can achieve in my case XD.

Laptops a shoddy nx6120 with a ram upgrade from the parts laptop i got to fix the trashed screen it had, its outdated but not too shabby for less than $150.

Desktop on the other hand well lets just say whereas im willing to accept a updated and still outdated pos laptop, i like power to burn for alot of things.

I really dont have alot of preference for either apart from using the most suitable for the task, a thuban is better at cracking passwords than a outdated laptop, the laptop is alot more portable than something that will break your foot if you drop it however.

common sense really.

"hit it, or my isp again, and i'll have your shitty fucking server and your shitty fucking home connection nullrouted for weeks, you got that? you shitty little faggot script kiddie son of a bitch"

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In college pretty much everyone uses a laptop. I like mine for portability. I needed to be able to drag up to campus every so often, and I like torrenting stuff at local wifi hotspots. I'd love to have a desktop to do more video encoding, but I can't really justify it when I have a laptop with decent specs.

320 gb hdd (5400rpm). It's a WD Scorpio Blue. I want an ssd, but I'm waiting til I'm out of warranty on this drive to upgrade it.

Intel HD graphics. I don't game, and the encoding I do is purely cpu-based. It's pretty much the only thing I wanted the i5 for. Still this one is low class 3, so I can do some older gaming.

Blu-Ray ROM and HDMI out. I don't have a standalone blu-ray player, so I use this to watch blu-ray on my tv.

I bought it last January for $500. I didn't really need a new laptop at the time, but I was able to sell my older one for $150 to offset the cost of this one. I figured paying $350 for the upgrade wasn't bad. I don't think I'll be buying another laptop for quite a while.

Not bad for being in Pakistan:thumbsup:Seriously you must have the best computer around,what type of internet speed you get?Right now I use a desk top fairly new build.

I can get 10Mbps but atm I am using 1mbps connection [102KB] The TTL in other words response time sucks here. So, spending more money on the bandwidth doesn't really offer anything apart from more downloading power.

I do have an optimized system. I keep it running in top condition and I always try to experiment with new things. People do have far better systems in Pakistan than me but only a handful of them actually know what to do with them.

Amie;102306 said:

I've got a pretty cool laptop myself. Intel Core I5, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB 5400 RPM HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT325M. Overkill 90% of the time, but great when I need processing power / graphics power and because of the optimus technology my battery life is a decent 5 hours when I'm just taking notes etc.

That's a great laptop. Too bad the new Sandy Bridge is a bitch.

Katzenklavier;102316 said:

Netbook.

Spoiler:

Hehehe

Btw I was hoping to upgrade to i3/i5 series in coming months but since Intel is being a bitch and launching Sand Brigde with P67 Chipset, I decided to scrap my plan. But I will follow the upgrade path already listed but don't expect i5 etc in near future.

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So glad to hear that you keep your computer running smoothly and in a good condition. So many people just get PC's, load them with shit and complain when they start running badly. :facepalm:

So true.

And you're right, dfg. Might as well wait for Sandy Bridge since they're releasing it at the consumer electronics show on Jan 5th. It's interesting how the core series came out this year and already they've got something new and better. Amazing how fast this shit gets better.

guise my pc isnt running well i hve never opened it to clean it and i always download videos, picshurs and musik i don't have a virus scanner help plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guise my pc isnt running well i hve never opened it to clean it and i always download videos, picshurs and musik i don't have a virus scanner help plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty much this. I assume most people here are running CCleaner and defragmenting regularly? Pretty much the foundations of keeping my PC in shape. Of course there are other things too, but these are pretty good. Not that I run Windows that much any more, but yeah.

guise my pc isnt running well i hve never opened it to clean it and i always download videos, picshurs and musik i don't have a virus scanner help plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol, read the section FAQ and make a new thread :P.

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Pretty much this. I assume most people here are running CCleaner and defragmenting regularly? Pretty much the foundations of keeping my PC in shape. Of course there are other things too, but these are pretty good. Not that I run Windows that much any more, but yeah.

CCleaner only clears disk space, not unnecessary processes or crap eating up your RAM. Unless you're very low on disk space (under 1gb or so), just the size of the pagefile, it generally won't make the computer faster. And NTFS can get pretty damn fragmenting without taking a noticeable performance hit. It's only when shit gets really bad you start to notice a delay when paging.

IMO what slows down most machines over time is processes sitting in memory, eating your CPU cycles. Stuff like iTunes' background "helper" process and crap you can't always see as it doesn't have a system tray icon.

Going through and uninstalling the software you don't need is a good start. Otherwise, disable the startup processes you don't want in the msconfig utility. From there you can also disable services which aren't going to be used on a normal home PC, like the UPS monitor and DHCP server.

I agree with what you say about CCleaner, I just use it because I like the idea of getting rid of "crap" which would otherwise just be sitting there on my system. It's also handy for 35-passing my internet history etc.

SoftwareA) Install Windows 7 and Update it. Use Windows 7 built-in FirewallC) Install Avast 5.0D) Move your paging file to another HDD [not partition] to increase performance.E) Use Msconfig and services.msc to reduce extra loading modules.F) Download Defragglar and run it weekly.G) Use Windows 7 Indexing option to reduce look time when searching for something.H) Weekly run Disk Clean up or run it after installing softwares.I) Check your Windows Restore settings and delete old restore points using Windows Cleanup.J) Disable Wireless Services if you're not using Wireless LAN, same applies to other services.

Hardware1) Download CPUZ and SpeedFan and check if your hardware temps are stable.2) Open your case and reseat the CPU [Only if worked with systems before] or just use a blower and clear the dust out.3) Remove the cables and blow the dust away from them. Makesure the ventilation is working and the components don't get extremely hot.4) If you're system is slow than: Consider adding more RAM, Getting a better CPU and if you already have those component using a faster HDD or using an SSD.

Making your system fast isn't rocket science. In the end you just have to upgrade some major components or cut down on your system usage.

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I agree with what you say about CCleaner, I just use it because I like the idea of getting rid of "crap" which would otherwise just be sitting there on my system. It's also handy for 35-passing my internet history etc.

I'd add that if you really want to squeeze the most out of dated hardware, install XP and run in hardware accelerated Windows Classic mode. 7 is comparatively very heavy on graphics and memory. Not a problem with an up to date machine, but it'll bog down an older single-core box when XP will fly along.

There's a very good guide on techrepublic.com on what XP services do and which ones can be disabled for your usage.